Death Sentences
February 4
Raymond Riles has been on death row longer than anyone in America. He’s one of many who have languished there for decades with severe mental illnesses.
Case in Point
June 6, 2019
A Pennsylvania case illustrates a national problem: People with psychiatric illnesses often remain incarcerated while they wait for a hospital bed.
Feature
November 27, 2018
Our prisons are our mental wards. One fatal case in New York shows where that can lead.
Feature
November 21, 2018
The Bureau of Prisons set higher standards for psychiatric care. But instead of helping more inmates, the agency dropped thousands from its caseload, data shows.
News
July 12, 2017
A new report contradicts a claim from the Bureau of Prisons.
News
June 22, 2017
A new study shows a striking disparity between incarcerated men and women.
News
June 12, 2017
A new lawsuit alleges poor care for mentally ill inmates at one of the highest security prisons in the country.
Life Inside
April 27, 2017
A social worker struggles to keep the mentally ill poor out of jail.
Case in Point
December 5, 2016
The case that awakened us to the mental health trauma of “Supermax”